Automobile direction signal



Sept. 16, 1930. R. TAEUBERT 1,776,051

AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed March 12, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. RICHARD TAEUB 1: R T

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Sept. 16, 1930. R. TAEUBERT AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed March 12, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2v Z5 36' 25 255 a jh 37 INV EN TOR. R1 cwmn TAEU BERT ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 16, 1930 PATENT OFFICE RICHARD TAEUBER'I, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS AUTOMOBILE DIRECTION SIGNAL Application filed. March 12, 1923. Serial No. 624,327.

This invention relates to improvements in direction signalling devices for automobiles and its leading object is to provide a device of this character and control connections for operating a rear end signal which will permit the folding of the vehicle top, without requiring the detachment of the control con nections.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain new and useful constructions and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification and fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle provided with my improved signalling devices.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale of a rear end signal.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through a vehicle top, showing the overhead shaft.

Fig. 4. is a detail view of the overhead shaft detached.

Fig. 5 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of a bearing clamp and signal arm for the rear end of the vehicle top.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Having illustrated the preferred and modified forms of the signals I will now describe in detail the construction of the same. Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, 5 designates a vehicle,.such as a standard automobile of the touring car type, with a folding top 6. On the rear end of the body 7 the stop signal box 8 is mounted and on the rear wall of the top 6 the direction signal 9 is mounted.

The stop signal comprises the box 8, the lower wall 10 of which is provided with a white glass window 11, which lies normally under the electric lamps 12, carried by the front wall 13 of said signal box. The rear 'wall of the signal box consists of a lens 14, suitably mounted in position thereon. This 4:; lens is disposed line with the lamps 12. so

that a red light may be cast rearwardly of the vehicle, in accordance with the laws of the various states.

The top wall of the signal is inclined to provide a downwardly and rearwardly sloping window 15, which is normally covered by the upwardly swinging cover or wing 16,

The lower marginal edge portion of the front wall 13 projects below the bottom window'll and carries the license plate 22, and this license plate may carry a town or city name plate 23, suitably bolted thereto.

When the brake pedal or lever is moved in braking direction the signal plate will be shifted toan elevated position so as to disclose the sloping window 15, which is provided with a signal, either in the form of a word, an arrow, or the like. The inner face of the signal plate may carry a similar signal andit may also carry a town or city name plate, in which case the latter would not be attached to the license plate.

Light is prevented from radiating from the window 15 by'means of the signal plate,

which normally covers said window. When the signal plate is shifted to an elevated position by'the'operation ofthe brake lever or pedal the inner face of the signal plat e will beexposed to observation from the rear un der the light rays from the illuminating lamps, qA switch 24: may be connected to th pull cordorcableZO, and to the fr nt wal of the lamp hox, so that-thelaInps Will he energized when the pull cordis moved.

The direction signal consists of a shaft '25, the rear'vend of Which carries an arrow 26. The rear'end of the shaft extendsthro'ugh an opening formed in the top ,6. 'To support the rear end of the shaft on "the top-j fabric a bearing clampshown in Fig. 6 may be used, which consists of an inner tulbe 27,

m havinga rear end flange 28, and an Outer tube 29,- having a similar flange 30, The two tubes maybethreaded on each other so astobring- 'fthe flanges thereof into snug olan ping en'- I to haveaWire passage therein throngh which I I the current wires 31' extend -toffeed the-lamp 32 carried by the signal;arm;,or arroW 26,

? ;in line withsthlamp 32. a

The shaft -is; shown 51301 tion s25 ,-25 and 25, whichrare connecte'd 1 1 withyeach other bymear s of piVotal joints 134K Thesejoints are designed to lie int-the g g V planes of the pivots ofthegsectionsqof the 1 Y 1 top frame, as indicated'ingFig-fi, so th'at'the which is provided withj a "small "Window 33 shaft may easily fold with the tops The- Q 'g The forward shaft is supported onthe sidelbar 6? of the .top frame G 'by means oi spring clips or the I like 375..

. signalLtarnif37 is, secured,las the'pivot 38,

which is provide'd with a handle 1895' whereby v v 3 the'entireshaft 2 5 nr1ay be.manipulatedfrom the 'drivers seat byfan"overheadiamotion :Qf

' 'hishandr When the'handle fitiislturned the rear signal arrow will mOVeihthesamedi-"Q re'ction With the frontsignal 37 QTheWeightf or V5 of the signal} arm 3'] and the hand-1e 361s V I silfiicienttoreturn the shaft to, -its'norma1 7 V positlon as soon as the driver :or-oIJerator Y Y releases .turningp-ressure there-from. I

iecamakmi the} rear; face of: the ifront fiwa g willfbe: exposedto ohserrwation from: the rear; f .{HaVi ng idesc ribedamy' inwenti an I clai h Fig. showa modified formpfthe fsignalb X consistingof'thegbox 33ywhich is 5 -providedwith a bottom ;wa1l39 having a 1 7 transparentglass indowthfilifiL The rear an- 40 carries the nsual'redsignal'glass il. f i thedepending-arni/fi oftherearwall -d 2 S n p ei i is h nged t ts iplp r lid-t' r QIhisfsignal"plate is provided With 1 a fsmall 1 mm; 43 ftowhieh the operating cable, a4 i @01nne e ',2mia which extends forwardly toj the brake pedal'or levjer." ;The*front gv'van: 45: t. o o'f the fsignal'fbox c arries the licensefplate, whiphis' in; line 7 with the lightfra'ysprojected throfughf the window"of thefhottoinfwalli I WYhehthipull:-cord' is*0perated"thefsignal '1 plate/ 43 will beelevated so thatgthe Agzvehicle signal eonsisting"of a shaft hav s ib f Se?- tions between the sections thereof Will be adjacent the similar pivot connections ofthe folding top frame, a direction signal carried -by therear end of'sajid shaft and operating; against the rear endrof the top, and a direction signalcarried by the forward end of the operation of the shaft. Signed by me at Holyoke, Mass.

7 M m1tofitiis haft ipadded r 'W'ithan angular'h'andle 36 to which the front shaft-and providing a handle forth'e nanual a RICHARD TAEUBERT.

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